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February 28, 2026Geopsychiatry0 citationsOpen Access

A cross-sectional survey of climate and COVID-19 crises in young people (16-24 years) in Indian slums: psychological impact, resilience and wellbeing

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MDMercian DanielSYSandhya Kanaka YatirajulaPMPallab Kumar Maulik

Key Points

  • To investigate the psychological impact of climate change and COVID-19 on young people living in Indian slums.
  • Cross-sectional survey design
  • Sample of young people aged 16-24 years in slums
  • Assessment of psychological impact and resilience
  • Comparison between climate change and COVID-19 effects
  • Climate change had a moderate negative impact on wellbeing, greater than that of COVID-19
  • Young people exhibited resilience despite facing dual stressors
  • Positive outcomes were reported alongside challenges

Abstract

• First study on climate and COVID-19’s impact on slum young people in India and LMIC • Climate and COVID-19 affected young peoples’ wellbeing in negative and positive ways • Climate change moderately impacted lives somewhat more than COVID-19 • Despite dual stressors young people showed resilience and positive outcomes

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Daniel et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a287e20a974eb0d3c03b23https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geopsy.2026.100060
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